Legislative Services

General Victim Assistance Grant Program, FY2026

The purpose of this program is to provide services and assistance directly to victims of crime to speed their recovery and aid them through the criminal justice process.
Services may include the following:

• Responding to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims;

• Assisting victims in stabilizing their lives after a victimization;

• Assisting victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system; and

• Providing victims with safety and security.

This solicitation is for programs seeking to provide general victim services to broad categories of victim populations that may include victims of commercial sexual exploitation or trafficking, including emergency and long-term residential (shelter) for children and transition-age youth as well as drop-in centers.